reduce

/ɹədˈus/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

cut down on; make a reduction in
“reduce your daily fat intake”
make less complex
“reduce a problem to a single question”
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
“He reduced the population to slavery”
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
“She reduced her niece to a servant”
be the essential element
“The proposal boils down to a compromise”
reduce in size; reduce physically
“Hot water will shrink the sweater”
lessen and make more modest
“reduce one's standard of living”
make smaller
“reduce an image”
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
narrow or limit
“reduce the influx of foreigners”
put down by force or intimidation
“The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”

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